Creativity is our superpower… but to utilize it, we need an origin story. Chris Blocker invites the audience to break through their misconceptions of creativity and embrace it in a new light. Christopher Blocker, PhD. is an Associate Professor in the College of Business at CSU. He teaches courses like Product Design and Design Thinking for Social Enterprise in CSU’s Impact MBA, which trains future leaders to address issues of global sustainability and social impact. Chris counts it a great privilege to help students develop the abilities, knowledge, and passion they need for their careers and life. In his research and work with organizations, Chris helps leaders become better storytellers through deeply understanding stakeholders and empathizing with their needs. He spends time with large companies as well as non-profits and social enterprises, and his research program on value creation in services, sales, and society leverages qualitative, experimental, and other analytical methods to develop insight. During the fall, he can be found running around at middle/high school cross-country meets to see how many times he can see his kids before they cross the finish line. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Re-Storying Creativity | Chris Blocker | TEDxYouth@CECFC